Saturday 1897-04-03

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Cup and International Matches
Home International Venue Gate Notes
England12ScotlandThe Crystal Palace, London 33,715
BloomerLineupsHyslop, Millar    

 

First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Liverpool 22 The WednesdayAnfield Road6,000
Michael, Becton Lineups Davis, Brady    
Preston North End 41 EvertonDeepdale5,000
Henderson 2, Sanders 2 Lineups Campbell    
Stoke 01 SunderlandVictoria Ground5,000
Lineups Cowan    
West Bromwich Albion 30 BurnleyStoney Lane3,100
McLeod, Williams, Flewitt Lineups    
Footnotes
Burnley to play in Test Match

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Aston Villa 27 8 3 2 28 16 10 2 2 36 22 1.684 41 W W D W W 1897-04-17 Blackburn RoversH
2 0 Sheffield United 28 6 4 5 22 16 6 6 1 18 11 1.481 34 W W L D D 1897-04-15 Stoke A
3 0 Derby County 25 10 2 2 45 21 4 2 5 18 20 1.537 32 D W W W L 1897-04-05 Burnley A
4 0 Liverpool 29 7 5 2 25 10 5 3 7 21 28 1.211 32 D L D W L 1897-04-10 Preston North EndH
5 0 Preston North End 25 8 3 1 35 18 3 6 4 20 19 1.486 31 W D W L D 1897-04-08 Nottingham Forest A
6 0 Bolton Wanderers 26 6 3 3 19 13 5 3 6 18 21 1.088 28 L L D W L 1897-04-05 Wolverhampton WanderersH
7 0 The Wednesday 27 7 4 2 24 11 1 7 6 12 24 1.029 27 D L W D D 1897-04-05 Nottingham ForestH
8 0 Everton 26 6 1 5 30 22 5 2 7 19 28 0.98 25 L L L L L 1897-04-16 Derby CountyH
9 0 Nottingham Forest 27 8 2 3 29 14 1 5 8 14 30 0.977 25 D D W L W 1897-04-05 The Wednesday A
10 0 Bury 25 6 4 3 23 14 2 5 5 12 23 0.946 25 W L W W D 1897-04-10 Derby CountyH
11 1 West Bromwich Albion 27 7 2 6 18 16 3 3 6 12 29 0.667 25 W L L L W 1897-04-10 Burnley A
12 -1 Blackburn Rovers 28 8 1 6 27 25 3 2 8 8 33 0.603 25 L W W W L 1897-04-10 Stoke A
13 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 5 4 5 22 14 3 2 7 15 20 1.088 22 W W D L D 1897-04-05 Bolton Wanderers A
14 0 Sunderland 29 4 6 5 21 21 3 2 9 12 25 0.717 22 W D W D L 1897-04-16 Bury A
15 0 Stoke 27 5 3 4 24 18 3 0 12 18 41 0.712 19 L L L W L 1897-04-10 Blackburn RoversH
16 0 Burnley 28 3 5 5 18 22 2 2 11 18 36 0.621 17 L W L L L 1897-04-05 Derby CountyH

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Burton Wanderers20Lincoln CityDerby Turn 1,000
Handley, Arkesden TA Lineups   
Gainsborough Trinity20BlackpoolThe Northolme2,000
Brown C, Unknown Lineups   
Grimsby Town30Burton SwiftsAbbey Park4,000
Fletcher F 2, Graham Lineups   
Notts County12Small HeathTrent Bridge5,000
Boucher LineupsAbbott 2   
Walsall02Newcastle UnitedHillary Street4,000
LineupsAitken, Smellie   
Woolwich Arsenal02Newton HeathManor Ground6,000
LineupsBoyd, Donaldson   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Notts County 29 12 1 2 60 18 7 3 4 31 22 2.275 42 L D D W W 1897-04-10 Small Heath A
2 0 Newton Heath 29 11 4 0 37 10 6 1 7 19 22 1.75 39 W W D D W 1897-04-10 Loughborough A
3 0 Grimsby Town 29 11 2 1 41 14 5 2 8 22 30 1.432 36 W L L W W 1897-04-08 Woolwich ArsenalH
4 0 Newcastle United 27 12 1 1 39 13 4 0 9 13 31 1.182 33 W W L L W 1897-04-10 Burton WanderersH
5 0 Small Heath 27 6 2 4 28 19 8 2 5 33 24 1.419 32 W W W W W 1897-04-10 Notts CountyH
6 1 Gainsborough Trinity 26 10 2 3 35 16 2 3 6 12 23 1.205 29 W W W W L 1897-04-10 Darwen A
7 -1 Manchester City 26 10 2 2 38 14 1 4 7 13 28 1.214 28 L W D W W 1897-04-12 Leicester Fosse A
8 0 Leicester Fosse 25 11 0 2 41 17 2 1 9 11 31 1.083 27 L D L W L 1897-04-10 Lincoln City A
9 0 Darwen 26 12 0 2 51 14 1 0 11 13 39 1.208 26 W L L L W 1897-04-10 Gainsborough TrinityH
10 0 Blackpool 26 9 2 1 34 15 2 2 10 20 38 1.019 26 L L W L W 1897-04-10 Walsall A
11 0 Woolwich Arsenal 25 7 1 3 33 16 3 3 8 25 47 0.921 24 L L D W W 1897-04-08 Grimsby Town A
12 0 Walsall 26 5 2 5 26 25 3 2 9 16 42 0.627 20 L D W L L 1897-04-10 BlackpoolH
13 0 Burton Swifts 26 5 3 4 25 19 2 2 10 13 38 0.667 19 L L D L L 1897-04-12 Newcastle UnitedH
14 1 Burton Wanderers 26 8 1 5 22 21 1 0 11 8 35 0.536 19 W W L L D 1897-04-10 Newcastle United A
15 -1 Loughborough 26 8 0 5 29 14 1 0 12 11 49 0.635 18 L L W W W 1897-04-10 Newton HeathH
16 0 Lincoln City 27 2 2 9 13 25 1 0 13 10 53 0.295 8 L L D L D 1897-04-10 Leicester FosseH

 

Southern League
Southern League Venue Gate Notes
Gravesend United 1 0 Northfleet Overcliffe Ground  
Reading 1 0 Sheppey United Elm Park  

 

Ptn Southern League Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Southampton St. Mary's 16 7 1 0 38 10 6 2 0 15 4 3.79 29 W D W D W1897-04-08 Tottenham Hotspur A
2 0 Millwall Athletic 17 6 3 1 32 9 5 1 1 22 12 2.57 26 W D WL W1897-04-05 Wolverton L&NWR A
3 0 Chatham 19 6 1 2 28 14 6 0 4 19 14 1.68 25 W W W WL1897-04-17 Wolverton L&NWR H
4 0 Tottenham Hotspur 19 7 1 1 26 11 2 2 6 15 16 1.52 21 W D W DL1897-04-08 Southampton St. Mary's H
5 1 Gravesend United 18 5 1 3 19 11 3 3 3 13 16 1.19 20 WLL WL1897-04-10 Southampton St. Mary's A
6 -1 Swindon Town 19 5 2 3 20 18 3 1 5 11 16 0.91 19 W W WL W1897-04-19 Gravesend United A
7 0 Reading 19 7 1 2 19 16 1 2 6 12 27 0.72 19 WL D DL1897-04-17 Sheppey United A
8 0 New Brompton 18 5 0 4 15 12 1 2 6 15 27 0.77 14 DL WL W1897-04-10 Millwall Athletic H
9 0 Northfleet 18 1 3 4 11 18 2 1 7 9 27 0.44 10L DLLL1897-04-10 Sheppey United H
10 0 Sheppey United 17 2 1 5 15 14 2 0 7 11 28 0.62 9LLL WL1897-04-10 Northfleet A
11 0 Wolverton L&NWR 16 2 0 6 8 14 0 0 8 5 44 0.22 4LLLL W1897-04-05 Millwall Athletic H
12 0 Royal Ordnance Factories 7 0 0 3 3 16 0 0 4 5 30 0.17 0 LLLLL End of Season